Reports linking Milan striker Mario Balotelli with a move to the Emirates Stadium this summer have intensified after president Silvio Berlusconi hinted the Azzurri front man could leave the San Siro.

Speaking to the Italian press, per Simone Bargellini and Nadia Carminati of Sky Sports, Berlusconi said, "Will Balotelli stay? We have not decided about the market yet, neither for signings or for sales. We are evaluating, anyway, new players, but to take decisions we must wait for the new coach."

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The report confirms that former Rossoneri talisman Filippo Inzaghi is expected to take over from Clarence Seedorf at the club's helm, but Balotelli's future remains uncertain.

That's the fee clubs will have to pay in order to trigger the Ivory Coast international's buyout clause. After scoring 25 goals across all competitions last term, he could be worth the sum.

Swans midfielder Leon Britton commented on his teammate's maiden campaign in England, giving Bony his full support to go on and succeed at the 2014 World Cup, beginning June 12, per Wales Online's Chris Wathan:

I think it took a little time for him to get up to match speed while it took us players some time to get the best out of Wilf and provide him with the service he needs to punish teams. But he’s finished the season with 25 goals and that was a superb return for him and the club.

He has a World Cup to look forward to now. It would be great to see him continue his form in the World Cup. He has proved a real beast for us, and he’s a real menace for defences because they can’t deal with him. So it wouldn’t come as any surprise to see Wilf getting a few goals at the World Cup for the Ivory Coast. We’ll all be cheering him on.

Olivier Giroud did well to hold up Wenger's attack for the first half of the 2013-14 campaign, but a lack of alternatives ultimately told as fatigue settled in and the French forward was handed too hefty a burden.

Sky Sports' Peter Hall calls Bony the signing of the season:

In our end of season awards, I handed Wilfried Bony the Signing of the Season award. Agree? http://t.co/EC09sBHa3W

It had been speculated that after slipping behind Diego Lopez in Real's goalkeeper pecking order, the Bernabeu stalwart could head for pastures new this summer, but a meeting with club president Florentino Perez has assured the stopper of his future in the capital.

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Carpio claims both Perez and Casillas were keen for the latter to remain with Real, and so WojciechSzczesny will not be competing with the Spanish No. 1 for a starting spot anytime soon, it would seem.

A more pressing concern for Arsenal's back line is that of finding a replacement for BacarySagna, who recently confirmed that he will be leaving Arsenal on a free transfer, per the Daily Mail's Matthew Morlidge, with Manchester City looking his most likely destination.

Toulouse right-back Serge Aurier has arisen as the Frenchman's most probable replacement in recent weeks, but when speaking to French radio station RMC this week (h/t 101GreatGoals), the defender's agent moved to dissuade rumours of a move to North London: “There is no agreement with Arsenal. We’ve talked in past but there has been nothing recently. We’re in talks with another English side.”

Just who the unnamed English outfit are is still up for debate, but if there is competition for Aurier's signature, it may be wise to wrap up his purchase before the World Cup.